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Published Friday, July 13, 2007

The first two sea turtle nests in Vilano Beach were laid on May 23. As of June 15 we had 11 nests and 3 false crawls where the momma turtle came up and didn't like what she saw or was disturbed by a person or animal.

Our Turtle Patrol received a call on June 13 about a sea turtle nest in an area near the jetties that is not usually patrolled. The couple who called had the following information handy. So cut this out and post it near your phone for reference-- if you see any crawls or any "illegal" activity, trash, objects left overnight on the beach, lights at night on the beach, cars not in allowed hours, etc.